Elementary Writing Project Team Supporting ESL Writers

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1 Elementary Writing Project Team Supporting ESL Writers BEAVERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SARAH DUNKIN ELEMENTARY LITERACY TOSA TITLE I FACILITATOR KERRIN MOELLER ESL TEACHER NANCY RYLES ELEMENTARY SARAH_DUNKIN@BEAVERTON.K12.OR.US KERRIN_MOELLER@BEAVERTON.K12.OR.US

2 Learning Target We will understand How the Beaverton School District Writing Team was created; How it has impacted ESL student growth; and How it has impacted teacher practice.

3 History Cross- District Collaboration Common Core Writing Moderation/ Calibration with Writing Rubrics Alignment

4 Goal The goal for this year long writing project is to form a collaborative working partnership between ESL teachers and classroom teachers to improve student writing for our English Language Learners using SIOP as the framework for sheltered instruction and lesson study as the process for teaching improvement.

5 Purpose Our purpose is to create a learning model for teachers to effectively teach writing incorporating the new ELA Common Core Standards and new ELP Standards.

6 Outcomes The outcome after the year long project is to create a clear framework for writing instruction leading to clear identifiable student growth: Student samples will demonstrate growth measured by but not limited to analytical and holistic rubrics that have been developed by the ELA Articulation Team to assess long term and supporting learning targets

7 Focusing on Instruction How do we better our Writing Instruction? How do we support our ESL Writers?

8 Writing Project Team Title III Funded Combination of Classroom and ESL Teachers 9 Schools representing the diversity of our District Monthly meetings ½ day Lesson Study ½ day Collaboration/ Continued Unit Development

9 Grade Level Alignment K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Where Writers Get Ideas Illustration Study All About Letter Writing Author Study Community of Writers Illustration Study Personal Narrative Punctuation Study All About Poetry or Literary Nonfction Launching Writer s Workshop Literary Nonfiction Letter Writing Poetry Author Study Launching Writer s Workshop Imaginative All About Reviews Personal Narrative Launching Writer s Workshop Letter Writing Feature Articles Journal Writing Poetry Memoir Illustration Study Biographies Persuasive Letters Graphic Novels Personal Essay

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11 The Project In Action TeacherSource 1st Grade Video

12 The First Meeting... Starting out, we knew collaboration between classroom teachers and ESL teachers was a good thing. But this was uncharted territory: At present, second language development is seen largely as the responsibility of the ESL/ELD teacher At the elementary level, far greater alignment and integration are needed across ESL/ELD and subject matter learning objectives, curriculum, and lesson plans that teachers in self- contained classrooms prepare and deliver. (Understanding Language Initiative, 2012, p. 2)

13 Defining Our Roles Even after that first meeting, we still had some questions: What is our role as ESL teachers? What exactly are we supposed to do & what does that look like? At the start, the ESL teacher role was largely undefined. Why? No one right way Variety of schools, % of ELLs, # of ESL teachers Schedules were already set up

14 Challenges Scheduling How do we find time for planning? How can ESL teachers participate in content classroom? Solutions: Prioritize collaborative time while building schedules; creative scheduling that challenges the way we ve always done it Facilitating Collaboration How do we figure out how to work together? How can classroom teachers incorporate ESL teachers in classroom? Where do we find the time to do it well? Solution: Half day planning through WP; provide staff development on co- teaching; thoughtfully select partnerships

15 How it Looks in the Schools Plan together at the monthly Writing Project meetings 600 students 70% ELL 1 ESL Teacher per grade level Pushes in during writing 3rd grade team in WP 380 students 30% ELL 3 ESL teachers Pull out all grades; b/c of WP, also push in for 2nd only 2nd grade team in WP 500 students 28% ELL 3 ESL teachers All pull out Working mostly with 1st grade teacher in WP 550 students 9% ELL 1 ESL teacher All pull out Squeeze in 15 minutes during writing time with 3rd 2 of 3 from 3rd grade team in WP

16 Impact on Students Noticeable growth in students writing: October 2013 February 2014

17 More Student Writing Samples October 2013 February 2014

18 Still More Writing Samples October 2013 February 2014

19 Additional Impact on Students Students also... Receive more individualized teacher time to support writing Have more ownership in their own writing Benefit from shared reading experiences using mentor texts Utilize interactive skills learned from peer conferencing in other situations Connect what s happening in ESL & the classroom

20 Impact on Teaching Practice Since joining the Writing Team I have learned so much by partnering up with other schools and my ESL teacher. My ESL teacher and I have partnered up to teach units that we created together while using the Matt Glover planning model...my ESL teacher has made a huge impact on the way that I present the lessons. We have been able to create sentence frames, learning targets, scaffolded activities, visuals, etc. after thoughtful discussions because of the guidance of the Writing Team. -2nd grade teacher

21 Impact on Teaching Practice In the ESL classroom, teachers now Have a sharper focus on supporting authentic writing experiences Use quality mentor texts as models Are making connections between ELP standards & CCSS ELA standards

22 Writing in The ESL Classroom

23 Impact at the School Level Has started conversations as we implement CCSS: What is the most effective way to support ESL student writers in the regular classroom? How do we use ESL teacher expertise to improve classroom practices? Grade level teams are on the same page; all working on similar writing goals Creates a community; non- ESL students see ESL teacher differently

24 Concluding Thoughts "The Writing Team is a fantastic opportunity! Working with teachers across our district, as we learn more about the CCSS with the writing lens, has been both exciting and important. Creating tight units that consider the needs of the ELL's as well as the intricate targets of the new common core standards is very necessary for raising all student levels and understanding, as well as teacher content knowledge. Writing Team Member

25 Resources v Projecting Possibilities for Writers by Matt Glover and Mary Alice Berry v Colorin Colorado Blog report- the- changing- role- of- the- esl- teacher/